四則(しそく)

しそく
noun
the four arithmetic operations
academicnumber
1. the four arithmetic operations
The four basic arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. A grade-school math term.
四則(しそく)を習(なら)う。
To learn the four arithmetic operations.
小学校(しょうがっこう)で四則(しそく)計算(けいさん)を練習(れんしゅう)した。
I practiced the four arithmetic operations in elementary school.
プログラミングでも四則(しそく)演算(えんざん)は最(もっと)も基本(きほん)的(てき)な操作(そうさ)だ。
Even in programming, the four arithmetic operations are the most fundamental operations.

Refers collectively to 足(た)し算(ざん) (addition), 引(ひ)き算(ざん) (subtraction), 掛(か)け算(ざん) (multiplication), and 割(わ)り算(ざん) (division). The 則(そく) means 'rule.'

Compounds

Usage

Almost always appears in compounds with 計算(けいさん) or 演算(えんざん); rarely used alone in everyday speech.

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Added 2026.6.6 13:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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